tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.comments2017-09-19T09:14:54.617-04:00Abby Rose DaltoLilithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040409630761348968noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-28891414421965473412016-06-09T13:48:04.369-04:002016-06-09T13:48:04.369-04:00What I think you are missing is that there is no &...What I think you are missing is that there is no &quot;male equivalent&quot; of feminism for two very good reasons -<br /><br />1. Men are not oppressed the way women are; so men don&#39;t need a movement to bring them to equality. They are already in a position that is above women.<br /><br />2. Feminism is a movement for equality. The only reason some men THINK that feminism is about female supremacy, is because they can&#39;t stand the idea of losing the male supremacy they currently have.<br /><br />Feminism helps MEN as much as it helps women. The examples you gave - boys being unable to do things that are too &quot;girly&quot;. THAT is exactly what feminism is for - to break down societal beliefs that keep both men and women stuck to their rigid gender roles. Although it&#39;s a little bit of a derail to the conversation to suggest that not being able to sing or draw is on par with the issues women are facing (like rape, violence, workplace discrimination, etc). There are so many famous male singers and artists, it sort of seems like a false argument, but regardless... feminism has never been anti-men. It&#39;s anti-misogyny... anti-patriarchy... anti-sexism. If you are a man who embraces equality, then feminists DON&#39;T HATE YOU and don&#39;t want to bring you down. If you&#39;re the type of man who is so threatened by women being equal to you, that you actually feel oppressed by not being dominant over women, well then, some feminists just might hate you. But that&#39;s not what feminism IS.Abby Rose Daltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555029727629657950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-34311438188470529572016-06-09T13:01:07.921-04:002016-06-09T13:01:07.921-04:00In all honesty feminism is getting confusing. From...In all honesty feminism is getting confusing. From my perspective in the East women in the West are ranting about things that seem very small (Eg: #Freethenipple, #Banbossy) when compared to the lack of basic rights that a majority of women here are deprived of. Now I don’t know if I can identify as a feminist because I’m not really sure WHAT the most people here think of it. To most men and now women as I have noticed it’s starting to look more like an anti-men campaign which after the third wave is calling for supremacy rather than equality. I personally think that it’s about accepting and celebrating our differences. ANYWAY,<br />The point is, YES, women all around the world face hardships. We are oppressed and faced with problems. But so are men. And the worst part is that, no one acknowledges that. When a fat (No offence intended) woman wants to be with a skinny gorgeous guy its things like ‘You go girl! People should judge by size! You’re beautiful!’ but when a fat guy wants a think sexy girl he’s ‘A slob, disgusting and objectifying women’. We’re so tied up in feminism, men and women both kinda seem to forget the restrictions that men face. I dunno about the west but here boys deny going for singing competitions because it’s integrated into their heads that it’s girly. Hell, girls I know who are all onboard for feminism and girls playing soccer and basketball think it’s weird for guys to sing and draw…So basically, even though the way it is now is a bit off, I think that there SHOULD be a male equivalent of feminism because helping break down the invisible barriers and silent expectations society INCLUDING women (Because we do objectify them but no one penalizes us for it)have put on boys and men, and helping THEM in the way that feminism helps women will go a long way to reaching everyone’s ultimate goal; Equality and Equinity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-72520161942343074682016-02-25T01:31:58.047-05:002016-02-25T01:31:58.047-05:00greatgreatAndres Michealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07740110192060301960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-29205290613421917402015-11-01T17:29:56.383-05:002015-11-01T17:29:56.383-05:00To =8)-DX... Austin didn&#39;t actually say &quot;...To =8)-DX... Austin didn&#39;t actually say &quot;no nutrients.&quot; They said &quot;almost no nutrition.&quot; Pretty sure they didn&#39;t mean that peanut butter and bread have zero nutrients, but rather that living on almost only peanut butter and bread is not a well-rounded diet on which one can thrive. Abby Rose Daltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555029727629657950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-36508923619558267152015-10-30T16:14:06.368-04:002015-10-30T16:14:06.368-04:00Items to buy to make just two meals cost me about ...Items to buy to make just two meals cost me about $60 or more at Wal-Mart. So $20 dollars don&#39;t get you much! This is absurdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-10164387472330413742015-10-30T14:02:28.497-04:002015-10-30T14:02:28.497-04:00I&#39;m pretty sure the oil in peanut butter and t...I&#39;m pretty sure the oil in peanut butter and the starch in the bread are nutrients. That word, it does not mean what you think it means. Other than that interesting comment.=8)-DXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252061719132389654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-39412996409170851162015-10-29T16:10:22.422-04:002015-10-29T16:10:22.422-04:00I live in an area that is pretty much exclusively ...I live in an area that is pretty much exclusively farming community, so we luckily have near constant access to fresh fruit and vegetables, and prices are comparatively low. That being said, I looked up how much these would cost at my local Wegmans (a chain store on the East Coast) that&#39;s known for low-price groceries. Wegmans has an app that I use constantly for price comparison. Using the same items above, I looked up how much I would have to spend to get all those items (Hint: It&#39;s way above $20)<br /><br />Peaches: $1.99/lb.<br />Sweet corn: 5/$2.00 (if you wanted 8, it would cost approximately $3.50)<br />Potatoes: $1.99/5 lb. (if you want 2 lbs., it would cost $3.98)<br />Chicken w/bone (cheapest): $0.99/lb. IF you get the family pack, which costs about $4.65<br /> -Smaller packages are generally around $3.89/lb., and you can&#39;t get just a single chicken breast unless you get into line at the counter, which takes forever, so a smaller package costs about $5.49<br />Frozen sweet peas: $1.99/lb. (if you wanted 2 lbs., it would cost approximately $3.96)<br />Yogurt: $2.19/32 oz.<br />Milk: $1.99/gallon (I live in a place where dairy is VERY cheap, this is not normal)<br />Kidney beans: $1.99/lb.<br />Oats: $2.79/18 oz.<br />Lean ground beef: $2.99/lb. IF you get the family pack, which costs about $18.24<br /> -smaller packages are generally around $4.49/lb., so total would be $4.49 if you got a single pound<br /><br />SO!<br /><br />Totaling that up, assuming you got the equivalent of everything on the list in the picture, you&#39;d actually spend about $32.37, assuming you didn&#39;t get any family packs and got the absolute cheapest items. If you did want to save money but spend more by getting the family packs, which are bulk items, you&#39;d spend about $45.28.<br /><br />With all the items listed, 7 out of the 10 need some kind of preparation. The other 3 are the peaches, milk, and yogurt. It would make no sense to buy peaches and spend that kind of money on a high cost, low calorie fruit.<br /><br />If you&#39;ve got a tight budget and have kids to feed, you&#39;re going to go for low cost, high calorie foods. A box of generic mac &amp; cheese is $0.59. That can feed about 3 kids, if you make small portions. $0.59 per meal, when your kid is going to get more calories and stay more full for a longer period of time, or buy a bunch of food that&#39;s low calorie, won&#39;t fill up a kid, will take time to make and feed to a kid.<br /><br />A single adult could probably get buy on the above groceries, IF they have the time to make them. Honestly, the cheapest option is a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter, but that&#39;s a good way to get very sick, very fast, because you&#39;re getting almost no nutrition out of it. But some people have to live that way because idiots think that $20 can buy a week&#39;s worth of groceries.Austinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-22661101588920307302015-01-25T18:08:27.286-05:002015-01-25T18:08:27.286-05:00Thats bothered me too xThats bothered me too xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-31009876055508375562015-01-03T15:20:52.588-05:002015-01-03T15:20:52.588-05:00Positive body image and self esteem are not necess...Positive body image and self esteem are not necessarily easy to come by. #365feministselfie was very helpful for me in that respect, but everyone has their own timeline for self acceptance. Abby Rose Daltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555029727629657950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-700829880018470562015-01-03T15:02:21.217-05:002015-01-03T15:02:21.217-05:00Feminism is necessary because people are not equal...Feminism is necessary because people are not equal but should be.Abby Rose Daltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555029727629657950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-41061427890288461732015-01-03T09:56:34.825-05:002015-01-03T09:56:34.825-05:00I know a woman who is large. Last week we were at ...I know a woman who is large. Last week we were at a party and pictures were being taken. She started yelling at this woman to only take pictures of her face, not her body. This large woman posts selfies all the time on facebook. It struck me as interesting in that no only does she control her selfies but she needs to control other peoples pictures of her.<br /><br />Btw, nice work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-51821351764342499292015-01-02T19:27:43.885-05:002015-01-02T19:27:43.885-05:00Fuck off. Why can&#39;t people just be equal, none...Fuck off. Why can&#39;t people just be equal, none of this feminist crapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-91018146521766277882014-12-23T11:10:16.124-05:002014-12-23T11:10:16.124-05:00You have a valid point. I find interesting that in...You have a valid point. I find interesting that in many if not most places around the world police are associated with bribery and corruption thus not trusted. What we have in the states is actually one of the best. Lets face it, you give a young person a gun and a uniform and tell them to go out on the street and walk around in some crime ridden neighborhoods. A most predictable outcome is expected. The people that I know who trust police the most are people who have family and close friends who are cops. That is a significant number of people btw when you consider the number of retired cops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-85778204157824818032014-12-22T21:17:49.040-05:002014-12-22T21:17:49.040-05:00How can the police serve and protect if the people...How can the police serve and protect if the people don&#39;t trust or respect them?Abby Rose Daltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555029727629657950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-75708977945556105812014-12-22T20:47:39.561-05:002014-12-22T20:47:39.561-05:00It&#39;s sad to see that the level of frustration ...It&#39;s sad to see that the level of frustration from the people has reached a point that the NYC police are under attack. Bratton said today the recent actions has brought us back 40 years and that the police don&#39;t trust the mayor. How can a mayor manage the police dept if they don&#39;t trust or respect him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-39296689066275762222014-12-12T20:01:28.282-05:002014-12-12T20:01:28.282-05:00You wrote that certain people don&#39;t recognize ...You wrote that certain people don&#39;t recognize their own privilege. I was thinking about that point. Who gets to decide what is the criteria <br />for privilege? I looked up one definition of privilege &quot;a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people&quot;. I am sure some would say money and things associated with wealth are a measure but what if money is not your priority? I know a person that hurt their back and went on workers disability. She is doing<br />better now and can go back to their previous good paying job. She has told me that she is physically fine, but she chooses to stay on disability because her time is more important than the increase in money from working. When I was younger I lived in<br />poverty, my mother was on food stamps, I had holes in my clothes, I walked past drug dealers to get to school, but I was never happier. There are of course many other measures of privilege, but the things that are<br />most important to me and to my significant other have nothing to do with things that others may consider privilege. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-86026346390266416432014-12-12T17:38:43.163-05:002014-12-12T17:38:43.163-05:00I love the Step Up movies but one thing in &quot;A...I love the Step Up movies but one thing in &quot;All In&quot; bothered me.<br /><br />tWitch&#39;s character is in the Mob now, but he was a Pirate. When LMNTRIX and the Mob first encounter at Caesar&#39;s Palace, how come he didn&#39;t recognize the Santiago Twins, Madd Chadd, Monster and Hair, who danced with him in Step Up 3D?<br /><br />I don&#39;t watch those movies for their plot, but it would have been interesting if the current director realized that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-22353345638775472962014-12-09T12:46:28.328-05:002014-12-09T12:46:28.328-05:00I have a rather simple solution to the police issu...I have a rather simple solution to the police issue. Allow communities to vote to determine if police are allowed to carry guns. Voters take ownership of the issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-86030284588106566052014-12-06T16:36:51.218-05:002014-12-06T16:36:51.218-05:00Reading Comprehension.Reading Comprehension.Abby Rose Daltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555029727629657950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-56111087663536238272014-12-06T12:47:54.492-05:002014-12-06T12:47:54.492-05:00What do you know about racism? You are a typical w...What do you know about racism? You are a typical white guilt liberal who is brain dead. What do you do for a living? Do you contribute? Charles Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063326341288909341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-90006749768027688422014-12-06T12:46:57.700-05:002014-12-06T12:46:57.700-05:00How is a cop doing his job and protecting himself ...How is a cop doing his job and protecting himself from a violent criminal, a<br />Racist? <br /><br />What do you know about racism? You are the typical white guilt liberal Moron. What do you do for a living besides post pics of yourself every day? Charles Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063326341288909341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-78601147808082161802014-12-05T16:16:27.574-05:002014-12-05T16:16:27.574-05:00I agree rioting for sports reasons are absurd, but...I agree rioting for sports reasons are absurd, but if you remove that it seems to me the next best popular reason to protest is against gov oppression ie what we are seeing today against the govt workers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-36400300907941742832014-11-30T15:20:06.100-05:002014-11-30T15:20:06.100-05:00I am curious why the person you were talking with ...I am curious why the person you were talking with said un-married parents were a bad thing. Did he provide an explanation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-48513123143495619592014-10-24T16:23:11.085-04:002014-10-24T16:23:11.085-04:00I recently read an article on NYMAG discussing OkC...I recently read an article on NYMAG discussing OkCupid messages: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/10/put-less-effort-into-your-online-dating-messages.html The bottom line is that guys should not spend a lot of time typing messages, in fact cut and paste was an efficient way to get women to respond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175368762484768556.post-34553149588775266022014-10-10T12:25:06.748-04:002014-10-10T12:25:06.748-04:00Schools have failed to teach young men how to inte...Schools have failed to teach young men how to interact with women. Sex education is typically about safe sex, abstinence etc. What they are overlooking is that men need to know not to touch a woman unless they have verbal approval first. Men need to be told that speaking to a strange woman is putting her in a position that could make her feel uncomfortable and unsafe. It doesn&#39;t matter that you think you are interesting and funny, it puts her at risk potentially. Mothers need to tell their boys that it is not ok to approach girls they don&#39;t know. The issue is about her safety. The message needs to be load and clear leaving no room for one<br />mistake.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com